Who would you choose to speak to aliens?

[Beeinalily]

Apparently David Attenborough is the popular choice, but I certainly wasn't asked. My choice would be Roy Chubby Brown 😁And you?

Plenty of variety there! I don't know why, but the thought of it being King Charles (in full ceremonial robes) makes me laugh.

I must admit he was my 1st thought, too. You need someone who genuinely thinks they can talk their way out of every problem and won't be struck dumb. For all his selfishness, he has 7 children he probably would prefer not to catch alien diseases or become slaves, so I think he'd do a reasonable job of representing the interests of the human race.

The Queen (E2) would have been marvelous at this job, too. "Have you travelled far?" 😆

My first thought was Ozzy Osbourne. No reason, just popped into my head.

I honestly don't think Boris Johnson cares much about any of his children (or wives, or mistresses)... your best bet would probably be the next person who's said they'll lend him some money.

Michael Palin - he can get on with anyone and everyone.
Maggie Aderin-Pocock who could discuss the universe and all that interstellar travel and stuff.
Agree with Brian Cox and Barrack Obama too.

Agree with the Obama's. Michelle and Barack.

Boris Johnson
Can you imagine the TripAdvisor review?

It’s a shame the Queen is no longer around, because after all those meet & greets, she would be ideal : “Have you come far?” “And what do you do?”

Convenience.

Also, only an idiot would travel an inhabited planet without a universal translator at least.

Me. I feel like an alien most of the time, so I could explain things to them easily.

We can probably assume that, even with their superior alien technology, it takes them some time to travel here, and back home.

And we can probably also assume that, being an intelligent species, they'll have prepared for this momentous first contact occasion by doing undercover reconnoitring missions beforehand. If they had the opportunity, I would assume they would try to make extensive recordings of human language, but it's possible that a great deal of their language will be learnt from the study of whatever texts they were able to collect on their hurried, secret recce missions.

When the aliens come, they're going to want to talk to us in Sanskrit. Or possibly Latin. If we're lucky, that is. If we're unlucky, they're going to be speaking Ugaritic or Phrygian.

I guess that probably restricts our potential representatives.